Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is now ranked in the top four performing polytechnics in New Zealand according to the performance table published by the Tertiary Education Commission this week.

Since 2010, the Polytechnic has increased their successful course completion rates by 12 per cent and their completion of qualifications by 14 per cent.

The Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is now ranked in the top four performing polytechnics in the country.

Polytechnic Chief Executive Dr Alan Hampton says he is pleased with the performance indicators.

'We welcome the new levels of transparency within the ITP sector.

'Our improvement in the two key indicators has not occurred by chance. We are continually reflecting on how we connect and support our students, from first engagement through to successful completion.”
He says what was particularly pleasing for Bay of Plenty Polytechnic in 2011 is the high percentage of successful completions for Māori learners who comprise approximately 30 per cent of the school's student population.

'Performance by each ethnic group is currently not reported in the TEC performance tables.”

The Tertiary Education Commission reported performance indicators across all 18 of the country's ITPs (Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics), universities, Wananga and PTEs (Private Training Establishments) as part of their Student Achievement Component (SAC) funding.